{"podcast":{"title":"SLC Puck!","slug":"slc-puck-6893882","podcast_index_feed_id":6893882,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1841748.rss","website_url":"https://www.slcpuck.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1841748/c222b2b9b88ae672946e961744ce0c68.jpg","author":"Austin Facer","episode_count":251,"summary":"Salt Lake is a hockey town now. SLC Puck brings you the latest commentary, news and insight surrounding the NHL's arrival in the Beehive State. Smart, funny and consistent, just like the host, Austin Facer. Check out more great stuff at...","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T14:22:02.929538+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slc-puck-6893882"},"episode":{"title":"Utah Mammoth Playoff Race Just Got Harder","slug":"utah-mammoth-playoff-race-just-got-harder","published_at":"2026-07-21T04:42:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slc-puck-6893882/utah-mammoth-playoff-race-just-got-harder","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slc-puck-6893882","url":"https://www.slcpuck.com/p/utah-mammoth-playoff-race-just-got","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207871561/5933d4ff8a3f78c6ab9fc5019e45fac3.mp3","summary":"The Utah Mammoth got better this offseason. The problem is a bunch of the teams behind them did too — and that’s what makes this playoff chase feel a lot more dangerous. On this episode of SLC Puck, Austin breaks down why Utah’s path back to the postseason may be tougher than fans want to admit. Nashville added names like Ross Colton, Jack Drury, Nils Hoglander and Alexander Kerfoot. St. Louis brought in Mason McTavish, Brandon Carlo and Connor McMichael. San Jose added Michael Kesselring, Jacob Trouba, Mason Marchment and Darnell Nurse, plus drafted Ivar Stenberg with the No. 2 pick. If Utah is aiming for 100 points, that still looks a whole lot like wildcard territory. Austin also digs into the Mammoth’s brutal late-season schedule, including an April run against Anaheim, Vegas, Winnipeg, Dallas, Dallas and St. Louis. He also compares that stretch to what Nashville and Winnipeg have down the stretch, and explains why those head-to-head games could decide everything. SLC Puck is powered by BigTuskEnergy.com CONNECT WITH SLC PUCK! 🤝 Patreon ➡️ https://www.patreon.com/slcpuck 🛍️ Merch ➡️ https://www.bigtuskenergy.com 🤑 SLC Picks (DFS) ➡️ https://www.slcpuck.com/t/slc-picks 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/slcpuck 🎥 TikTok ➡️ https://tiktok.com/@slcpuck ✳️ Spotify ➡️ 🐦 Twitter ➡️ https://x.com/slcpuck 👍 Facebook ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/slcpuck ☕️ Buy Me A Coffee ➡️ https://buymeacoffee.com/slcpuck This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.slcpuck.com","meta_description":"The Utah Mammoth got better this offseason. The problem is a bunch of the teams behind them did too — and that’s what makes this playoff chase feel a lot…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2005,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/slc-puck-6893882/episodes/utah-mammoth-playoff-race-just-got-harder/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slc-puck-6893882/utah-mammoth-playoff-race-just-got-harder.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}